Dyan Sheldon was born in Brooklyn, New York, and now lives in London. She is the author of many novels for teens, including Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen, My Perfect Life, Sophie Pitt-Turnbull Discovers America, Planet Janet, and Planet Jane in Orbit. She says, "My writing for young adults comes from personal experience. I just make the characters younger. I thought I would outgrow these experiences — but they keep happening."